CENTRALISED SYSTEMS

Module 1 – Mainframe Systems

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 – Mainframe Concepts, I/T Infrastructure, I/T Platform, Application Models.

1.2 – Mainframe Systems Architecture

1.2.1 – Mainframe Basic Structure

1.2.2 – Mainframe Basic Architecture (Memory, Registry, Channels)

1.2.3 – Mainframe Metrics (Processors Power )

1.2.4 – CISC versus RISC

1.2.5 – Instruction Set

1.2.6 – Hybrid Systems Basics

1.3 – Virtualization and Hybrid Systems Basics

1.3.1 – I/T resources Virtualization

1.2.2 – Virtualization Basics

1.2.3 – Virtualization Implementation (Hardware or Software)

1.2.4 – Virtualization Techniques

1.2.5 – Hybrid System Concept and Outline

1.2.6 – Hybrid System implementation

1.2.7 - The System of Systems

1.2.8 – Systems tuned for the task (formerly fitted for Purpose)

1.4 – Mainframe Hardware Implementation

1.4.1 – Mainframes hardware (more recent releases)

1.4.2 – Mainframe Cluster (Parallel Sysplex)

1.4.3 – Input / Output Sub System

1.4.4 – More common I/O devices

1.4.5 – Hybrid systems hardware and controls

1.5 – Z/OS Operating System

1.5.1 – Z/OS Overview

1.5.2 – User Interfaces

1.5.3 – Job Entry Subsystem

1.5.4 – Job Control Language / Spool Display and Search facility

1.5.5 – Data Management

1.5.6 – Data Base Management System

1.5.7 – How to project and release application under z/OS

1.5.8 – Programming languages

1.5.9 – Transactional Systems

1.5.10 – Workload Management and Workload Manager (WLM)

Module 2 – Virtualization and Linux on Mainframes

2.1 – General Concepts

2.1.1 – Virtualization of I/T resources

2.1.2 - Virtualization solutions for server consolidation issue

2.1.3 – Physical and logical partitioning, resources sharing, over commitment

2.1.4 – I/O Virtualization and Sharing

2.1.5 – Virtual CPU and Virtual devices

2.2 – Hardware Virtualization

2.2.1 – Partitioning Resource and System Manager (PR/SM)

2.2.2 – PR/SM Functional Characteristics

2.2.3 – PR/SM Sizing – Examples

2.3 – Software Virtualization

2.3.1 – The z/VM Operating System

2.3.2 – z/VM characteristics and use

2.3.3 – z/VM Operation

2.3.4 – z/VM Virtual Machines and Guest Systems Management

2.3.5 – z/VM : I/O Management, Virtual CPU, Virtual Devices, Memory handling.

2.4 – Linux on the Mainframes

2.4.1 – Linux Positioning

2.4.2 – Linux on Virtualized Systems

2.4.3 – Linux and Server Consolidation

2.4.4.- Architecture functions and Linux

Module 3 – Platform Selection and Infrastructure Optimization

3.1 Platform Selection

3.1.1 – Definitions

3.1.2 – Selection Process – Drivers

3.1.3 – Method

3.1.4 – Cross Platform Sizing

3.1.5 – Cross platform metrics and standards

3.1.6 – System sizing

3.1.7 – Calculation examples

3.2 – Infrastructure Optimization

3.2.1 – Operating Environment definition

3.2.2 – Server Consolidation types

3.2.3 – Optimization Drivers

3.2.4 – Functional and Not Functional Requirements

3.2.5 – Total Cost of Ownership

3.2.6 – Factors influencing the I/T resources Optimization process

3.2.7 – Optimization Examples

3.2.8 – Technological Enablers – The role of Linux

3.2.8 – Use of Hybrid systems as Optimization enablers

1) Autori Vari. IL Mainframe - IBM 2010

2) Various reference books and technical manuals downloadable from the net

All course material is published on STUDIUM under the heading Central Systems

http://studium.unict.it/dokeos/2016/